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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
5
The piece argues for new coinage of 21 1 2 cents and 12 34 cents to ease buying costs. It mocks the idea of a dollar standard and praises smaller units, noting how francs compare to dollars. It ends by praising Yandell and Elliott Bay’s proximity to Seattle.
City utilities department receives ANOMPLAINTS about Seattle Lighting charging $1 deposit on prepay gas meters. Patrons must insert a quarter to get gas, yet deposits persist for protection against theft. Officials say monopoly power and weak state regulation allow the practice. A tentative bill to tighten controls is being drafted.
Railroads face mass quits as Reight-handlers leave for higher wages elsewhere causing a freight backlog. Cars laden with food and coal sit idle, driving prices higher while workers pay more for essentials. Cablegrams note King George accepts Asquith resignation with a sour look.
A quirky note discusses hypothetical laws and a character named Hodge facing winter days. The fragment hints at a joke about grapes and an automatic feed, turning on a humorous angle rather than a clear report of events.
A rambling column mixes whimsy and crime as a canary on a streetcar platform silences crowds with tunes while a dry squad raid turns violent. In Hawaii a volcano tea party and Franklin High fish dishes appear alongside high society jaunts and a yacht voyage toward Clayton with banker Billy Kellogg looming in the background.
An advertisement touts Brownatone Hair Stain as a fast, harmless dye that covers gray or faded hair instantly in golden to black tones. Sold by druggists in 26c and 1.00 sizes, with direct ordering from Kenton Pharmacal Co and distributed by Owl Drug Co across the Pacific coast.
Rosalind Chalmers confronts a stranger posing as Billy Kellogg aboard the Witherbee yacht. Polly Dawson suspects the man is not Kellogg while a night on the riverfront unfolds a risky plan involving a boatman, a fatalistic game, a suspicous check, and a possible hurried marriage.
Rosalind sends a note to Hastings and Hatch after wiring Mr Davidson. The response comes the next fore noon and describes William Kissam Kellogg in detail, a likeness Polly swears is not Billy Kellogg. Rosalind resolves to wait for Mr Davidson.
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